Almaty
name
name ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 The largest city in and former (until 1998) capital of Kazakhstan, formerly known as Alma-Ata.
"Unlike Uzbekistan, which unsuccessfully pursued the 2000 summer Games, the Almaty bid was crafted by wily veterans of the process."
- 2 A region of Kazakhstan. Capital: Qonayev.
Example
More examples""Almaty" means "The Father of Apples" in many Turkic languages."
Etymology
Transliteration from Kazakh Алматы (Almaty), which is an adjective form of алма (alma, “apple”).